HB470 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Marcel Black
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Colbert Co., solicitor's fee, levy continued pursuant to Sec. 12-19-182, Code of Alabama 1975, Act 2009-733, 2009 Reg. Sess. repealed; Sec. 45-17-80.03 repealed
Summary: HB470 repeals Colbert County’s local rule on solicitor’s fees and adopts the statewide general-law system for collecting and distributing those fees.
What This Bill Does
HB470 repeals Act 2009-733 (45-17-80.03) that previously set how solicitor’s fees were assessed in certain Colbert County criminal cases. It directs that solicitor’s fees in Colbert County will continue to be collected and distributed under the statewide general law, specifically Section 12-19-182 (as amended by Act 2010-438). The change brings Colbert County in line with general Alabama law; the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor’s approval.

Who It Affects
Colbert County residents and defendants in certain criminal cases, as the basis for assessing, collecting, and distributing solicitor’s fees shifts from a local rule to general state law.
Colbert County government and the office of the solicitor (district attorney), which administers and handles the collection and distribution of solicitor’s fees under the general law.

Key Provisions
Repeals Act 2009-733 (45-17-80.03), which provided the local method for solicitor’s fees in Colbert County.
Coordinates solicitor’s fees in Colbert County to be collected and distributed under Section 12-19-182 of the Code, as amended by Act 2010-438.
Provides that the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and governor’s approval.

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Subjects: Colbert County